TY - BOOK ID - 101161521 TI - Popular opera in eighteenth-century France PY - 2022 SN - 9781009026734 9781316515846 9781009011754 1316515842 1009032852 1009026739 PB - Cambridge Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Musical theater KW - Musical theater. KW - Opera KW - Opera. KW - Opéra KW - Théâtre musical KW - History KW - Histoire KW - 1700-1799. KW - France. KW - Opera - France - 18th century KW - Musical theater - France - History - 18th century UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:101161521 AB - "This is the first book for a century to explore the development of French opera with spoken dialogue from its beginnings. Musical comedy in this form came in different styles and formed a distinct genre of opera, whose history has been obscured by neglect. Its songs were performed in private homes, where operas themselves were also given. The subject-matter was far wider in scope than is normally thought, with news stories and political themes finding their way onto the popular stage. In this book, the author describes the comedic and musical nature of eighteenth-century popular French opera, considering topics such as Gherardi's theatre, Fair Theatre and the 'musico-dramatic art' created in the mid-eighteenth century. Performance practices, singers, audience experiences and theatre staging are included, as well as a pioneering account of the formation of a core of 'canonical' popular works." ER -